News

FLA: second charge new business volumes stable

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the value of second charge...

Asset finance market up 15% in March

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that total asset finance new business...

The Mortgage Lender hires new BDM

The Mortgage Lender has appointed Joe Noon as business development manager covering the East...

Coventry for Intermediaries reduces buy-to-let rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut a number of rates on its buy-to-let mortgage range...

New head of Y3S Bridging & Commercial announced

Specialist Mortgage Group (SMG) has appointed a new head of its Y3S Bridging &...

74% of SMEs confident ‘normal’ demand to return by Xmas

The latest Covid-19 Pulse survey from business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has found...

Sesame Bankhall Group hires Beavis from Skipton

Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Alex Beavis to the newly created role of mortgage...

Virgin Money unveils intermediary-only buy-to-let with cashback

Virgin Money is launching intermediary exclusive buy-to-let mortgages for the first time. The deals include...

The Ipswich to incorporate later life into standard mortgage range

The Ipswich Building Society has decided to no longer be operating ‘later life’ mortgages aimed...

SimplyBiz launches dedicated protection hub

SimplyBiz has unveiled an online protection hub, aiming at bridging together the compliance, training,...

New 95% LTV deals from Platform

Platform has become the latest lender to announce its move back into the 95%...

Canada Life cuts lifetime mortgage rates

Canada Life has made rate reductions of 0.20% AER to its range of Capital...

Conveyancing Association appoints new non-executive chair

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the appointment of a new non-executive chair. Nicky Heathcote,...

New Vida deals for borrowers with smaller deposits

Vida has introduced limited edition 85% LTV two-year and five-year fixed rates to its...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

Rely cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

Rely has reduced rates by up to 25 basis points across a range of...

PROFILES